25264 2014-04-04 19:39:58 +0000 Pointer to additional resources in section on text alternatives for images 2014-04-04 20:13:32 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC All RESOLVED FIXED http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/CR/embedded-content-0.html#alt a11y, CR P2 normal --- 1 mark.sadecki+w3c faulkner.steve faulkner.steve mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking faulkner.steve oldest_to_newest 103428 0 mark.sadecki+w3c 2014-04-04 19:39:58 +0000 The HTML Accessibility Task Force acknowledges that "4.7.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images" [1] as revised, provides a good introduction to authoring useful alternative content for images. After consulting with other WAI groups, the TF requests that a link to a more comprehensive list of resources for authoring alternative content also be added to this section of the specification. Request replacing the following NOTE: "NOTE: The alt attribute on images is a very important accessibility attribute (it is supported by all browsers, most authoring tools and is the most well known accessibility technique among authors). Useful alt attribute content enables users who are unable to view images on a page to comprehend and make use of that page as much as those who can."" With this text: "NOTE: The alt attribute on images is a very important accessibility attribute. Authoring useful alt attribute content requires the author to carefully consider the context in which the image appears and the function that image may have in that context. The guidance included here addresses the most common ways authors use images. Additional guidance and techniques are available in <a href="http://w3.org/WAI/alt/">Resources on Alternative Text for Images</a>." [1] <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/CR/embedded-content-0.html#alt> 103431 1 faulkner.steve 2014-04-04 20:13:32 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the Editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the Tracker Issue; or you may create a Tracker Issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: added text commit https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/4ae64a7f00039f0fa6d6bb1987fe4f11480018ef Rationale: useful reference link addition